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Summary

Adobe has released security updates for Adobe Flash Player 11.3.300.271 and earlier versions for Windows and Macintosh, Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.236 and earlier versions for Linux, Adobe Flash Player 11.1.115.11 and earlier versions for Android 4.x, and Adobe Flash Player 11.1.111.10 and earlier versions for Android 3.x and 2.x. These updates address vulnerabilities that could cause a crash and potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system.

Users of Adobe Flash Player 11.3.300.271 and earlier versions for Windows and Macintosh should update to Adobe Flash Player 11.4.402.265.

Users of Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.236 and earlier versions for Linux should update to Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.238.

Flash Player installed with Google Chrome will automatically be updated to the latest Google Chrome version, which will include Adobe Flash Player 11.3.31.230 for Windows and Linux, and Flash Player 11.4.402.265 for Macintosh.

Users of Adobe Flash Player 11.1.115.11 and earlier versions on Android 4.x devices should update to Adobe Flash Player 11.1.115.17.

Users of Adobe Flash Player 11.1.111.10 and earlier versions for Android 3.x and earlier versions should update to Flash Player 11.1.111.16.

Users of Adobe AIR 3.3.0.3670 for Windows and Macintosh should update to Adobe AIR 3.4.0.2540.

Users of the Adobe AIR 3.3.0.3690 SDK (includes AIR for iOS) should update to the Adobe AIR 3.4.0.2540 SDK.

Users of the Adobe AIR 3.3.0.3650 and earlier versions for Android should update to the Adobe AIR 3.4.0.2540.

Affected software versions

Adobe Flash Player 11.3.300.271 and earlier versions for Windows and Macintosh operating systems

Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.236 and earlier versions for Linux operating system

Adobe Flash Player 11.1.115.11 and earlier versions for Android 4.x

Adobe Flash Player 11.1.111.10 and earlier versions for Android 3.x and 2.x

Adobe AIR 3.3.0.3670 and earlier versions for Windows and Macintosh

Adobe AIR 3.3.0.3690 SDK (includes AIR for iOS) and earlier versions

Adobe AIR 3.3.0.3650 and earlier versions for Android

To verify the version of Adobe Flash Player installed on your system, access the About Flash Player page, or right-click on content running in Flash Player and select "About Adobe (or Macromedia) Flash Player" from the menu. If you use multiple browsers, perform the check for each browser you have installed on your system.

To verify the version of Adobe Flash Player for Android, go to Settings > Applications > Manage Applications > Adobe Flash Player x.x.

To verify the version of Adobe AIR installed on your system, follow the instructions in the Adobe AIR TechNote.

Solution

Adobe recommends users update their software installations by following the instructions below:

Adobe recommends users of Adobe Flash Player 11.3.300.271 and earlier versions for Windows and Macintosh should update to the newest version 11.4.402.265 by downloading it from the Adobe Flash Player Download Center. Windows users and users of Adobe Flash Player 10.3.x or later for Macintosh can also install the update via the update mechanism within the product when prompted.

For users of Flash Player 11.3.300.271 and earlier versions for Windows and Macintosh, who cannot update to Flash Player 11.4.402.265, Adobe has made available the update Flash Player 10.3.183.23, which can be downloaded here.

Adobe recommends users of Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.236 and earlier versions for Linux should update to Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.238 by downloading it from the Adobe Flash Player Download Center.

For users of Flash Player 11.2.202.236 and earlier versions for Linux, who cannot update to Flash Player 11.2.202.238, Adobe has made available the update Flash Player 10.3.183.23, which can be downloaded here.

Flash Player installed with Google Chrome will automatically be updated to the latest Google Chrome version, which will include Adobe Flash Player 11.3.31.230 for Windows and Linux, and Flash Player 11.4.402.265 for Macintosh.

Users of Adobe Flash Player 11.1.115.11 and earlier versions on Android 4.x devices should update to Adobe Flash Player 11.1.115.17 by updating to devices that already have Flash Player installed prior to August 15, 2012.

Users of Adobe Flash Player 11.1.111.10 and earlier versions for Android 3.x and earlier versions should update to Flash Player 11.1.111.16 by updating to devices that already have Flash Player installed prior to August 15, 2012.

Details

Adobe has released security updates for Adobe Flash Player 11.3.300.271 and earlier versions for Windows and Macintosh, Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.236 and earlier versions for Linux, Adobe Flash Player 11.1.115.11 and earlier versions for Android 4.x, and Adobe Flash Player 11.1.111.10 and earlier versions for Android 3.x and 2.x. These updates address vulnerabilities that could cause a crash and potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system.

Users of Adobe Flash Player 11.3.300.271 and earlier versions for Windows and Macintosh should update to Adobe Flash Player 11.4.402.265.

Users of Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.236 and earlier versions for Linux should update to Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.238.

Flash Player installed with Google Chrome will automatically be updated to the latest Google Chrome version, which will include Adobe Flash Player 11.3.31.230 for Windows and Linux, and Flash Player 11.4.402.265 for Macintosh

Users of Adobe Flash Player 11.1.115.11 and earlier versions on Android 4.x devices should update to Adobe Flash Player 11.1.115.17.

Users of Adobe Flash Player 11.1.111.10 and earlier versions for Android 3.x and earlier versions should update to Flash Player 11.1.111.16.

Users of Adobe AIR 3.3.0.3670 for Windows and Macintosh should update to Adobe AIR 3.4.0.2540.

Users of the Adobe AIR 3.3.0.3690 SDK (includes AIR for iOS) should update to the Adobe AIR 3.4.0.2540 SDK.

Users of the Adobe AIR 3.3.0.3650 and earlier versions for Android should update to the Adobe AIR 3.4.0.2540.

These updates resolve memory corruption vulnerabilities that could lead to code execution (CVE-2012-4163, CVE-2012-4164, CVE-2012-4165, CVE-2012-4166).

These updates resolve an integer overflow vulnerability that could lead to code execution (CVE-2012-4167).